There are so many vibrant things
to see and do when arriving in San Francisco, that sometimes you
don’t know where to start. You can chose to visit museums and
galleries, historic buildings, parks, natural wonders, exciting
neighborhoods, boutiques, scenic overlooks, famous tourist sites
- or simply pick any direction and go! It’s hard to go wrong
in the "City by the Bay."
From an architectural point of
view, San Francisco offers an astounding array of fascinating
structures. Check out Coit Tower,
on top of Telegraph Hill, or visit 
Fort
Point, at the base of the Golden
Gate Bridge. The Palace of Fine Arts, near the Presidio
is breathtaking. The grand Federalist style buildings in
the Civic Center area which include Davies Symphony Hall, The
Veteran’s Building, The Opera House and newly renovated,
golden domed City Hall are worth a look. The Museum
of Modern Art is a stunning jewel, and the spiral escalators in
the San Francisco Center present a stunning feat of
people-moving engineering.
The natural beauty of Angel
Island, Golden Gate Park,
The Presidio and Strybing
Arboretum are hard to 
beat.
There is also Ocean Beach and a number of gorgeous city Parks
sprinkled throughout. The steep hills provide stunning views of
the Bay, various neighborhoods and stately Victorian Homes, such
as in Alamo Square, which gracefully keep watch over the
city.
The variety of people in this
city are its strength. You can get a taste by visiting the
Chinese Cultural Center, or Yerba Buena Gardens. Walk through North
Beach, or stop for lunch on Clement Street, tour Japantown
or hop out to the Mission
District. San Francisco's population includes a dizzying
array of ethnic backgrounds, who somehow manage to peacefully
coexist in this version of paradise.
As far as entertainment, your
imagination is the only boundary. From Fisherman’s
Wharf to "The Filmore," Union Square to Union
Street, and Chinatown to 
Ghirardelli
Square, you can shop, eat and drink the day, and night away.
For film lovers, be sure to visit the elegant Castro Theater in
the heart of the Castro district, and the new Sony Metreon for a
state of the art movie experience. Many traditional and
non-traditional theater companies offer musicals, and dramatic
plays year-round. Music of every genre is performed at
various clubs, halls and bars.
San Francisco offers many
attractions, for the first time visitor, frequent guest, and
full time resident. Yet some of the joys of this city exists in
the little things: like a sunny stroll on the Marina Green,
observing a clanging Cable Car as it rolls by in Russian Hill, a
walk down colorful Irving Street, or simply sitting on a bench
on "Hippie Hill," and watching the world go by. A
powerful multi-cultural, can-do, western spirit is alive in
these streets, and when it’s time to depart, you too may feel
that you’ve "Left your heart in San Francisco."
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